Written question asked by David Knox (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 2 December 1993. It was answered by Alistair Burt (Conservative) on Thursday, 2 December 1993 on behalf of the Department of Social Security.

Dept of Social Security

Question: If he will publish a table showing the estimated numbers of lone parents in the United Kingdom in 1963, 1970, 1980, 1990 and 1992 or the nearest years to these for which figures are available, distinguishing where possible between lone fathers and lone mothers and between (a) widowed, (b) divorced or separated and (c) never married lone parents; and what were the numbers and percentages of lone parents in each year who were dependent on (i) supplementary benefit or income support or (ii) family income supplement or family credit. - Inc table from 1971.

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